What is it they say about the company you keep? The EliasSportsBureau has a pretty eye-opening statistic. “KevinDurant scored 28 points on Tuesday, giving him 407 in 15 games this season. Only three other players in league history had as many as 400 points over the first 15 games of a season at age 21 or younger: LeBron James (twice), ShaquilleO’Neal and Michael Jordan.”

Darnell with a nice recap of the game: “And while Durant certainly did his part, with easily identifiable playmaking consisting of pinpoint passes and big-time buckets, Sefolosha made his mark where he routinely does — on the less glamorous defensive end. The Thunder notched its fifth road win and first in Utah since 2007 because of one key defensive switch Brooks made to start the second half. The Thunder’s coach put Sefolosha on Jazz point guard Deron Williams, who had single-handedly kept the game from turning into a blowout late in the first half.” Keep Reading…

Well, that got a little more exciting than it needed to be but the Thunder held on to a nice road win in Utah, primarily through another third quarter offensive explosion and a fairly impressive defensive performance throughout the game. Also, if the Thunder shoot 44.4% from three every night, I like our odds folks. I’m beginning to have some serious anticipation for the games following a Kevin Durant rough shooting night at this point! After the L.A. game, didn’t you just kind of have the feeling he was going to take out his frustrations on the Utah Jazz?

You couldn’t really ask for a better initial start for the Thunder despite Jeff Green’s charge on Okur during the Thunder’s first offensive possession, which seemed to force Green to hesitate on his shots and drives after that all the way up until the second quarter. The boys in blue had very active hands defensively at the start of the first quarter and looked a little sharper than the Jazz did from the get-go, rotating excellently on defense with Russell Westbrook looking to pass early and often and I really wish he kept that mindset throughout the game instead of just in spurts. Keep Reading…

(Note: This pregame was written last week. If something if off or incorrect, that’s why.)

Does it feel like the Thunder has been on the road a TON these past two weeks? It does? Well, that’s because Oklahoma City has had seven of its last nine away from the Ford Center. The good news is, after this one in Utah, OKC has a nice, cushy five-game homestand.

Salt Lake City is never an easy place to win. The Jazz haven’t been exactly great this year, but this is a roster still loaded with talent and players that are going to make plays. The Thunder has proven they can win on the road, but some places are just harder to win at than others. Keep Reading…

Programming note:This wonderful set of bolts was not in fact done by Royce. When I talked to him last night, he gave me the green light to give you all some bolts today. He felt bad for those of you going through bolt withdraws. If there is anything off, feel free to call me out and I’ll change it!

Thanks,

Mrs. Daily Thunder

Let’s win tonight! “We want to bounce back and play better,” Brooks said. “We want to be more consistent with our energy. Last game I thought we started off the game a step too slow. We can’t afford to do that against Utah. They’re a very strong team, especially on their home floor.”

The title of this article gives me the chills: “Oklahoma City can count four top-five picks from the last three drafts on its roster — Durant (No. 2 overall), Green (No. 5), Westbrook (No. 4, 2008) and Harden (No. 3, 2009) — and already has beaten Orlando, San Antonio and Miami this season.” Keep Reading…

Remember that show from the 90’s with Michael J.Fox “Spin City”? The premise was that no matter what happened that was a negative the idea is that it could be spun so that there was some silver lining or that what was bad was actually good?

How about this: Serge Ibaka?

Is it working? I am trying here….work with me.

But seriously the Thunder got knocked back on their heels collectively from the get go and were never in this game at any time. The Lakers, as much as I detest them deserve all the credit in the world. They were dominant in every way and never let the Thunder get any sort of foothold or gain any confidence whatsoever.

When Ron Artest and Kobe went out the Lakers really looked average, but the dirt bags wouldn’t stay on the bench. Such is life in the NBA I guess. The Lakers have a collection of talent that just won’t be denied and we were simply dominated from end to end. I can only hope that the Thunder take this loss personally and get pissed. I want my team to be angry and hungry the next time out. I want them humiliated and embarrassed looking to get this monkey off their back.

I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that I am now a card carrying member of the Serge Ibaka fan club though. If I can take one thing away it was that we have a legitimate big man under the basket should Brooks choose to use him. Keep Reading…

(Note: This pregame was written earlier in the week, so keep that in mind if anything is off.)

Here’s some good news: In L.A., Oklahoma City is 1-0! Good omen? Good omen.

I’m sure we haven’t forgotten the first meeting. And I bet the team hasn’t either. The problem is, it’s Sunday night at the Staples Center and the Lakers don’t often lose in this circumstance. Not saying it can’t be done, but it’s not an easy haul. Keep Reading…

OKLAHOMACITY, November 22, 2009 – Oklahoma City’s home contest on Friday, November 27thvs. Milwaukee will now air on ESPN and tip-off at 8:30 PM, it was announced today by the NBA. It marks the Thunder’s second appearance on the national stage this season.Earlier this year, Oklahoma City played host to the L.A. Lakers on NBATV.The Thunder will have one more scheduled national TV appearance on December 16th when Dallas visits the Ford Center.